1. Back Up and Restore? Piece of Cake!
Daniel Taylor

2. Presenter Information
Daniel Taylor
Nielsen Media Research, Publix, New York Life Direct
Currently consultant and Pragmatic Works
Tech Editor SQL Server 2014 Pro Administration
@DBABulldog

3. Backup and Restore
Concepts Backing Up Databases Restoring Databases

4. Backup and Restore Backup Restore
What, when and how often should I backup
Types of backups
Document
Restore
Types of database recoveries
Test your backups
Additional Backup and Recovery tidbits
Backup and Restore
Backup
What, when and how often should I Backup
Types of Backups
Document
Restore
Types of Database recoveries
Test your backups
Additional Backup and Recovery tidbits

5. Backup and Restore Can you restore my database for me?
What, when and how often should I Backup
Types of Backups
Document
Restore
Types of Database recoveries
Test your backups
Additional Backup and Recovery tidbits

6. Backup and Restore Backup What, when and how often should I backup
Types of backups
Document
Backup and Restore
Backup
What, when and how often should I Backup
Types of Backups
Document
Restore
Types of Database recoveries
Test your backups
Additional Backup and Recovery tidbits

7. Backups What, when and how often should I backup
Backup everything that you can…system and User Databases
When to backup will be defined by RTO and RPO
Backup and Restore
Backup
What, when and how often should I Backup
Backup everything that you can…System and User Databases
When to backup will be defined by RTO and RPO
How often to backup will be defined by the RTO and RPO

8. Types of Backups Backup Types Available in SQL Server
Full – Contains all data in a system or user database
Differential – Contains all changes since the last Full backup
Log - Contains all log records since last log backup
Filegroup – backup of one or more database files or filegroups
Partial – backup containing data from the primary filegroup, every read/write filegroup and option read-only files
Backup and Restore
Backup
Types of Backups
Backup Types Available in SQL Server
Full – Contains all data in a system or user database
Differential – Contains all changes since the last Full backup
Log - Contains all log records since last log backup
Filegroup – backup of one or more database files or filegroups
Partial – backup containing data from the primary filegroup, every read/write filegroup and option read-only files

9. Types of Backups by Recovery Model
Full
Differential
Log
Filegroup
Partial
Bulk-Logged
Simple
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Backup
Types of Backups available by recovery model
Database in Simple Recovery model
Full
Differential
Partial
Database in Bulk-Logged and Full Recovery models
Log
Filegroup

10. Document Document Keep repository of backup schedules
Keep historical documentation of backup times
Keep historical documentation of backup sizes
Historical information is stored within DMVs
Backup and Restore
Backup
Document
Keep repository of backup schedules
Keep historical documentation of backup times
Keep historical documentation of backup sizes
Historical information is stored within DMVs

11. Document Document Backup and Restore Backup Document
Keep repository of backup schedules
Keep historical documentation of backup times
Keep historical documentation of backup sizes
Historical information is stored within DMVs

12. Backup and Restore Restore Types of database recoveries
Test your backups
Document
Backup and Restore
Backup
What, when and how often should I Backup
Types of Backups
Document
Restore
Types of Database recoveries
Test your backups
Additional Backup and Recovery tidbits

13. Types of Recoveries Recovery Scenarios Available
Full – recovers all data in a system or user database
Differential – Recovers all changes since the last Full backup
Log - recovers all log records since last log backup
File Restore – Restore one or more damaged files. Dependent on Recovery model.
Page restore – Recover one or more damaged pages
Piecemeal – Restore and recover the database in stages at the filegroup level
Backup and Restore
Recoveries
Types of Recoveries
Recovery scenarios available
Full – recovers all data in a system or user database
Differential – Recovers all changes since the last Full backup
Log - recovers all log records since last log backup
File Restore – Restore one or more damaged files. Dependent on Recovery model.
Page restore – Recover one or more damaged pages
Piecemeal – Restore and recover the database in stages at the filegroup level

14. Types of Database Recoveries by Recovery Model
Full
Full and Differential
File Restore
Page Restore
Piecemeal Recovery
Bulk-Logged
Simple
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Recoveries
Types of Database recoveries available by recovery model
Database in Simple Recovery model
Full and Differential
File Restore
Piecemeal recovery
Database in Bulk-Logged and Full Recovery models
Page Restore
Piecemeal Recovery

15. Recoveries Test your backups
Backup is only as good as your latest recovery.
Backup and Restore
Recoveries
Test your backups
A completed backup is not enough
Find a place to test your backups be doing a recovery
Testing allows for recovery strategy validation
Allows us to gather timings

16. Recoveries Test your backups A completed backup is not enough
Find a place to test your backups by doing a recovery
Testing allows for recovery strategy validation
Allows us to gather timings
Backup and Restore
Recoveries
Test your backups
A completed backup is not enough
Find a place to test your backups be doing a recovery
Testing allows for recovery strategy validation
Allows us to gather timings

17. Recoveries Backup Recovery Backup and Restore Recoveries
Test your backups
A completed backup is not enough
Find a place to test your backups be doing a recovery
Testing allows for recovery strategy validation
Allows us to gather timings

18. Document Document Standardize and document backup landing locations
Recovery times
Recovery scripts and procedures
Which databases should be recovered as a set
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Recoveries
Document
Standardize and Document backup landing locations
Recovery times
Recovery Scripts and Procedures

19. Backup and Restore Can you restore my database for me?
What, when and how often should I Backup
Types of Backups
Document
Restore
Types of Database recoveries
Test your backups
Additional Backup and Recovery tidbits

20. Backup and Restore Additional Backup and Recovery tidbits
Tail of the log
Copy-Only
3rd party vendors
Backup and Restore
Additional Backup and Recovery tidbits
Tail of the log
Copy Only
3rd Party Vendors

21. Recovery Models, Backups, and Restores